Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has resigned from his job as the team’s president of basketball operations.Johnson, who played a key role in bringing LeBron James to the team last year, broke the news before the 104-101 defeat by the Portland Trail Blazers.
“I had more fun when I was able to be the big brother and the ambassador to everybody,” the 59-year-old said at an impromptu news conference on Tuesday. Johnson said he had not warned president Jeanie Buss of his decision to bring his two-year reign to an end. “She doesn’t know I’m standing here because I know I would be crying like a baby in front of her, even though I’m about to cry now,” added Johnson.Johnson, who said he had grown tired of the “the back-stabbing and the whispering” this season, also suggested he did not want to have to make a decision over the future of coach Luke Walton.
“Tomorrow I would have to affect someone’s livelihood and their life,” he said, without referring to Walton directly.The Lakers paid tribute to Johnson, a Hall of Famer during his playing days with the team, in a brief statement.“We are deeply grateful to Magic for all that he has done for our franchise, as a player, an ambassador and an executive.”
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